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Amplify your reach using alternative research communication formats

Using diverse communication formats to communicate your research can help create more impact. This post discusses what these benefits are and which formats to use for…
Amplify your reach using alternative research communication formats

I love what I do and wouldn't change it for the world!

I really do love what I do! Doing a PhD is amazing. It is hard work, long hours, and you never really switch off – forever thinking, planning, analyzing, dreaming of the…
I love what I do and wouldn't change it for the world!

Gene editing controversy, Doomsday Clock, celebrating unsung female scientists, and more! (Good reads, January 2019)

The first month of the New Year has already gone by! We hope you have had a great start. If you have been too busy to catch up with all the happenings in the academic…
Gene editing controversy, Doomsday Clock, celebrating unsung female scientists, and more! (Good reads, January 2019)

An unexpected illness: The effect of pushing myself to prove I can't be broken

In February, days before my wedding, I started experiencing severe pain. Within a week, I had seen 3 doctors, gone to the emergency room, and was diagnosed with an…
An unexpected illness: The effect of pushing myself to prove I can't be broken

Maybe rejection is just a way of clearing your path for better things

After you receive the rejection email from a grad school program you applied to, the questions always come. What could I have done differently? Was my file extensively…
Maybe rejection is just a way of clearing your path for better things

Knowing when to let go

For those of you mad enough to do a PhD, I have some advice: knowing when to let go is important, but knowing when to say yes is also important. Doing favors for people,…
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  • May 22, 2019
Knowing when to let go

Calculating and reporting incidence and prevalence: Tips for biomedical researchers

This article discusses the benefits of calculating incidences and prevalences, and the best practices for it.
Calculating and reporting incidence and prevalence: Tips for biomedical researchers

First year scramble: The worst is over!

I was warned about this in advance. When I applied to various graduate programs, current PhD students painted a rather scary picture of a typical first year experience…
First year scramble: The worst is over!

When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science

The words “published in a peer reviewed journal” are sometimes considered as the gold standard in science. But any professional scientist will tell you that the fact an…
When to trust (and not to trust) peer reviewed science

Black hole in the heart of the Milky Way imaged for the first time

Last week, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration team revealed an image of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. It has been named…